PaintShopPro (I use version 8 but this works in 6 and 7 also)
Simple Quick Tile Plugin  Download Here
Textureizer Plugin Download Here

If the plugins are in .zip format you will need to use a program such as WinZip (If  you need WinZip Download a trial version Here) Or another unzip program.

Unzip the plugins into you PSP Plugins Folder ( I made my own. I created a seperate folder for each Plugin)

You will need to restart your PSP for the Plugins to take effect.

If you did not have a Plugins Folder before you started this tutorial you will need to do the following steps:

1. Start PSP

2. Go To File, now go down to Preferences, now go down to File Locations

3. On the left hand side you will see File Types. With your LEFT mouse button, 

click on Plug-Ins.

4. To the RIGHT of your Now Highlighted Plug-Ins you will see a white box with a couple of boxes that can be checked. (both of mine are checked and say: 
C:\Program Files\Jasc Software Inc\Paint Shop Pro 7\Plugins.  This is because I still have my PSP7 installed (Long Story) BUT YOU want to have yours pointing to wherever you have your Plug-Ins folder. To do this you will LEFT click Add, which will open an empty slot in the white box. Place your Left mouse button in this slot and then LEFT click on Browse.

5. Browse to wherever you have your Plugins Folder LEFT click on it and then click on Open.

6. Click OK. 

7. I believe you will have to restart PSP for this change to take effect (but am not positive)
 

NOW WE ARE READY TO BEGIN TO MAKE A SEAMLESS BACKGROUND TEXTURE 

1.  Go to File
2.  LEFT click on New
3.  Make your Image Dimensions as follows:
    Width:100
    Height: 100
    Units: Pixels
    Resolution: 2540.000 Pixels/Inch
If you are using PSP8 under Image Characteristics: Check Raster Background
   Color Depth 16 Million 24 bit
   Under Color Check Transparent

4.  Now click OK

5.  LEFT click on the Dropper Tool (looks like an Eye Dropper)

6.  With The Dropper Tool go to your Color Pallett and choose a color.

7.  Now LEFT click on the Flood Fill Tool (Looks Like a tipped Paint can)

8.  LEFT click on your image. It will fi;; with the color you chose.

9.  LEFT c;ick on Effects and scroll Down to Plugins and LEFT click on Texture (DO NOT CHOOSE THE TEXTURE EFFECTS THAT IS ABOVE THE PLUGINS!! This is a different effect and we will use that in a different Tutorial!!

10. Once you have clicked on Texture there will be 2 options. One is for Craquelure and the other is Texturizer. LEFT click on Texturizer.

11. You will want your settings to be set to the following:
    Texture: Canvas
    Scaling: 80%
    Relief: 4
    Light Direction: Top Right
    Leave Invert Unchecked
    Click OK

You will now see a canvas look to your image.

12. Now LEFT c;ick on Effects and scroll Down to Plugins and LEFT click on Simple 

13. Now LEFT click on Quick Tile. It will bring up a box.I have no idea why so JUST  LEFT click on Apply.

Your Seamless Background image is now ready to be saved. See how simple that was:-)

Saving your Image is simple.

1. LEFT Click on File
2. LEFT Click on Export
3. LEFT Click on JPEG Optimizer. This will open a new screen.
4. LEFT CLICK QUALITY (I do not use anything other than Quality to save my images, this seems to be the best compression ratio (saves on time to load for visitors to your site)

5. Set Compression Value to 25 
   Leave Save Exit Data unchecked
   Chroma subsampling should be set to Default (wierd letters and numbers with the word Default behind them in Parenthesis.

6. LEFT Click OK

7. Now you can save your image to whetever folder you want. Just give it a name. I will name mine: Joanies-Texture-Tut.jpg (you have seen it above)

Your image is now a Seamless Textured Background and is saved to your computer. You can continue to use the image you have on your screen (it will not be named what you saved it as. This is the working version that you can play with now. Or you can LEFT click on the sma;; x in the top right and trash it and. Your choice:-) BUT let's assume you want to play around with the image first.....

If you want to see how your Seamless Background that you just made will look like on a web page do the following

1. LEFT click on File

2. LEFT click on New

3. All we are going to change in this screen is the 
   Width:1000
   Height: 1000
(I know the standard Montor is assumed to be 800x640, but I prefer to see it larger:-)

4. Click OK

5. LEFT Click on your Color Pallett where you see the color you chose (should be on the left side of the pallet. It may also say Foreground and Stroke Properties. This will bring up a new screen which will give you the Oprions of Color Gradient and 

Pattern.

6. LEFT click on Pattern

7. On the left side you will see the words Current Pattern. LEFT Click on the arrow beside the pattern you will see there. Scroll down until you see your texture and LEFT click on it.Click OK

8. LEFT click on your Paint Can

9. LEFT click on the BIG 1000x1000 image 

10. Voile!!!  You see your New Seamless Background Texture as it would be see on a web page if it were the only image there:-))

11. That's It:-)) Have fun playing around with your new knowledge:-))

Joanie